07-04-2020, 03:33 PM
Possible prospective owner here from Northern KY (greater Cincinnati).
Probably won't happen for a few years (wife and I just had twins in Feb). But I discovered Vanderhall and think they are super cool. The inlaw's neighbor got a slingshot and I'm starting to think life is short and I would love something like that to cruise around in on the weekend and take to the drive in movie theater.
I really like the Venice Blackjack but am a little disappointed that the 2020's still have the 1.4 and not the 1.5 (is this really that big a deal? Seems like there is a lot more tuning support for the 1.4 my biggest concern is with the 1.5 being an Alum block and possibly lighter?) It also seems like it's really stripped down (no heat?) but that's kind of the whole point of this thing anyway. Is it worth it to step up to the normal Venice? Also they really need to make a Manual one.
Looks like insurance is a possible concern on these from a quick browse, will be sure to look at quotes before buying. This was one of my main concerns I've always had with getting a 3rd "fun" vehicle: it seems like the extra monthly insurance cost was better spent on just upgrading vehicle 2 to something fun. It always seemed silly to me to pay so much more for a 3rd car when we only have 2 drivers so there is almost no increase in risk to the insurance company.
Another big concern of mine is that the Ohio dealer near me (Milford) does not appear to be an authorized service center which would make the closest one probably Indianapolis or Columbus. This would definitely be an important question to ask as I'm not sure if they tow it 200 miles if that's the closest service center. Not a big of a concern after warranty because it seems like this would be pretty easy to work on the simple stuff.
I am also wondering what people pay for these things? Do dealers discount them at all? Is there a better time to buy like late fall when its "out of season". I could probably write a check for 3 of these and not even blink but my wife especially is very frugal and a 25K+ toy would be a hard sell especially with the added insurance cost. But with the whole Covid thing if there is a deal to be had I might be more tempted to pull the trigger.
Also on the plus side it does seem these are holding there value very well (the slingshots do too).
Probably won't happen for a few years (wife and I just had twins in Feb). But I discovered Vanderhall and think they are super cool. The inlaw's neighbor got a slingshot and I'm starting to think life is short and I would love something like that to cruise around in on the weekend and take to the drive in movie theater.
I really like the Venice Blackjack but am a little disappointed that the 2020's still have the 1.4 and not the 1.5 (is this really that big a deal? Seems like there is a lot more tuning support for the 1.4 my biggest concern is with the 1.5 being an Alum block and possibly lighter?) It also seems like it's really stripped down (no heat?) but that's kind of the whole point of this thing anyway. Is it worth it to step up to the normal Venice? Also they really need to make a Manual one.
Looks like insurance is a possible concern on these from a quick browse, will be sure to look at quotes before buying. This was one of my main concerns I've always had with getting a 3rd "fun" vehicle: it seems like the extra monthly insurance cost was better spent on just upgrading vehicle 2 to something fun. It always seemed silly to me to pay so much more for a 3rd car when we only have 2 drivers so there is almost no increase in risk to the insurance company.
Another big concern of mine is that the Ohio dealer near me (Milford) does not appear to be an authorized service center which would make the closest one probably Indianapolis or Columbus. This would definitely be an important question to ask as I'm not sure if they tow it 200 miles if that's the closest service center. Not a big of a concern after warranty because it seems like this would be pretty easy to work on the simple stuff.
I am also wondering what people pay for these things? Do dealers discount them at all? Is there a better time to buy like late fall when its "out of season". I could probably write a check for 3 of these and not even blink but my wife especially is very frugal and a 25K+ toy would be a hard sell especially with the added insurance cost. But with the whole Covid thing if there is a deal to be had I might be more tempted to pull the trigger.
Also on the plus side it does seem these are holding there value very well (the slingshots do too).